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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

citadel and the Elamite tumnlus. The
grand entrance to this court was sit
uated in the axis of the palace, To the
south and at the foot of the walls of
citadel. Without concerning myself
with the lateral constructions, | pass
through the gate and proceed toward
the palace of Artaxerxes, In front of
me is gigantic stairway between two
towers, which form part of the system
of Notifications. l admire the enam-
elled hand-rail; l mount the steps, so
easy that they might be mounted on
horseback, and l reach the outer court,
bounded on the ease and west by the
ramparts. Porticoes supported by
pillars and decorated with fantastic
animals occupy the middle of the
wings; facing the stairway is an OPEN
ing tianked by two pylones, faced with
white and rose mosaic, and surmounted
by a magnificent procession of enam-
elled lions. Before crossing the
threshold of the inner court i perceive
the throne-room.
The throne-room was isolated from
all the surrounding constructions on
the south by the inner court, on the
north, the east, and the west by a gem
tie sloping road reserved for the royal
chariots, which mounted there from
the plain to the top of the platform.
The three colonnades of the palace
and their bicephalous capitals escaped
the view of visitors, unless they,caught
glimpse of them through the large
openings placed at their extremities.
For that matter they had full leisure
to admire the elegance and the majesty
before penetrating into the royal pre-
cincts, inasmuch as the throne-room
dominated with its whole height the
fortications on the north In the time
of Darius the walls must have been
adorned with professions of warriors,
and with endless Inscriptions
Madame Jane Dieulafoy, IN Harper's
Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
betting Among UnderGraduates.

From an article on College Boat
Racing, and the New London kegattas,
by Julian Hawthorne, supplemented
by a paper by Henry EckfOrd, in the
Century, we quote the following con.
clusion to the chapter on the wagers
among collegians on the races: but
can betting on the university races be
stoppedP That is not to be expected;
but it can be enormously diminished,
and that by no one else than by the
crews themselves. If they will dis
pense with all disguises and subter-
fuges, and let themselves be known
for just what they are, neither more
nor less, then betting will lose nine
tenths of its impetus. Nor will the
pleasurable elements of legitimate un-
certainty as to the result ever be
absent; for, however apparent it may
seem that one of the crews is superior
to the other, there are a dozen possi-
bilities that this anticipation may be
defeated when the race actually comes
to be rOwsd. One man may oVertrain;
another may catch crab; the stroke
may turn out more effective than It
looked; or the crew that had never
done itself justice in practice may
awaken under the spur OF actual COM
petition, and surprise its friends and
strike aghast its enemies. No race is
ever won until it has been rOwed. And
even if the prophets prove correct, de-
b feat will be no worse, nor victory any
less sweet. if it has been expected be-
fDrehand. 1t is a rare privilege, too,
the opportunity to do ones utmost
for no other reward than the parsley
crown. 1t is privilege which comes
seldom in after life, as these young
gentlemen will discover in due time.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
Land Speculation in the South.

A correspondent writes to The Pbila-
delphia Press from Birmingham Ala:
The series of speculation all through
this region, outside of the land COM
panles, show a remarkable number of
sudden fortunes, and, as prices still
hold their own, very few absolute
losses. Plenty of people have prop
erty which is not going higher and
may go down, but they experience no
troble yet, except the difficulty in sell
ing and the accompanying difficulty
of making payments. The quotations
remain the same as when they bought.
A group of them who We're talking
about their real-estate deals in the
hotel lobby day or two ago made a
showing of both sides of the question
as was ever crowded into small limits.
Said one-an notwithstanding in
dividual, with chin whiskers, a silk
hat, and duster. 81 tell you this
town is going to have 100000 people,
and we have got land enough right
in the valley to sell every one of 'em
lot. just divide it all ups by 100,
say. That won't crowd them, and
will put the houses just about close
enough together" This latter calcu-
lation was evidently addressed to
Notwithstanding man, who very
plainly had gloomy views on the sub
ject of lots and population.
"You must have got in on the ground
floor" said he, ''or you would not be
so happy about it.
81 did," said the enthusiast, prompt
ly. How did you in?"'
"The top NOTCH" was the solemn re-
ply. "Just like Noah's ark ON Ararat"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
A New and Novel Kind of a Watch.

Have you seen the new watchesa
They have no pointers, the usual hands
being replaced by figures denoting the
hour and minute which appear at
openings in the dial plate. The me-
chanism is simple, and only few
more parts are required than in an
ordinary watch. Two wheels are used
to denote the minutes-one, which,
moves forward once in a minute, be-
ing geared to second one, marked
with the ten-minute figures, and every
ten minutes tooth on the first wheel
engages with the teeth on the second,
moving it forward one figure. Thus,
every minute of the hour is shown on
the face of the watch, and at its COM
pletion both minute wheels show two
ciphers and are ready to begin the.
round again; the hour is shown on a.
separate wheel, and an ordinary hand
indicates the seconds OF the advant-A
ages of this kind of watch it is re-
marked that few people read the time
of an ordinary watch accurately. and
if the experiment is tried of glancing
at the face in the usual manner and,
then naming the time it will be found
that an error of from half minute to
three minutes will be generally made.
With the new watch it is claimed no
error can possibly occur, and there is
the added advantage that at the end
of every minute an audible click is
sounded as the number changes, by
which one can measure short intervals
of time even at night.-BOston Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
A Confederate Opinion of Grants
Wilderness Campaign.

From the Century war papers we quote
the following: when General Grant
was appointed to the command of the
Union armies and established his head
quarters with the army of the Potomac,
we of the Army of Northern Virginia
knew very little about his character
and capacity as commander. Even
old army officers, who were supposed
to know all about any one who had
ever been in the army before the war,
seemed to know as little as anybody
else. The opinion was pretty freely
expressed, however, that his Western
laurels would wither in the climate of
Virginia. His name was associated
with Shiloh, where it was believed
that he had been outgeneraled and
badly beaten by Albert Sidney john
ston, and saved by Buell.. The capture
of Vicksburg and the battle of Chatta-
nooga, which gave him a brilliant rep
utation at the North, were believed to
posed to him and the bad generalship
of their commanders than to any great
ability on his part That he was bold
and aggressive, we well knew, but we
believed that it was the boldness and
aggressiveness that arises from the
consciousness of strength, as he had
generally managed to fight his battles
with the advantage of largely superior
numbers. That this policy of force
would be pursued when he took COM
mand in Virginia, we had no doubt;
but we were not prepared for the un-
paralleled stubbornness and tenacity
with which he persisted in his attacks
under the fearful losses which this
army sustained at the Wilderness and
at Spotsylvania. General Grants
method of conducting a campaign was
frequently discussed among the Con-
federates, and the universal verdict
was that he was no strategist and that
he relied almost entirely upon the
brute force of numbers for success.
Such policy is not characteristic of a
high order of generalship, and seldom
wins unless the odds are overwhelm-
ingly ON the side of the assailant. 1t
failed in this instance, as shown by the
result at Cold Harbor, which necessita-
ted an entire change in the plan of cam
paign. What a part at least of his
own men thought about General Grants
methods was shown by the fact that
many of the prisoners taken during the
campaign complained bitterly of the
useless butchery' to which they were
subjected, some going so far as to
prophesy the destruction of the army.
He fightsp was the pithy reply OF
President Lincoln to a deputation OF
influential politicians who urged his
removal from the command of the
army, These two words embody
perfectly the Confederate idea of Gen
eral Grant at that time. If, as the
medieval chroniclers tell us, Charlie:
Martel (the Hammer) gained that title
by a seven days continuous battle with
the Saracenes at Tours, General Grant
certainly entitled himself to like dis
tinction by his thirty days campaign
from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
Enameled Brick.

An extensive introduction of en-
ameled brick is said to have taken
place of late, especially in places ex-
posed to moisture, or where contamin-
ating vapors might be present in the
air-the great superiority of such
bricks to painted brickwOrk i'll kitch-
ems, laundries, courts, cellar areaways,
etc, being also well known, while they
may likewise be used to advantage in
many places for wainscoting in halls,
as well as for ornamental fronts and
trimmings. Such bricks, however,
says writer in the Clay Worker, must
not be confounded with the cheap
glazed ones, which have sometimes
been used, but only to open up like
chestnut burs after tie first winters
frost.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
Boast Not of Tomorrow.

The lark said: "I.ol the winterhas gone by;
Buds will be bursting; | shall greet the
spring:
The snow has vanished, and bright days are
nigh
soar into the blue my song to sing"
But ere he plumed his wings for happy flight
Deep snow came down and veied the fields in
white
The dowret said: I'm this warm, sheltered
nook
My blossoms 1 will spread before the sun,
And he will smile on me with gladsome
look"
But the dear fiowret, ere the day was done,
Shriveled before the north winds frosty
breath,
Trembled, and closed her bright blue eyes in
death.
The maiden said: my true love is away;
But soon his ship will come across the
foam,
And life will then be lovely, bright, and gay,
And blessed days will gladden. our fair
home"
But as she dreamt her happy dreams and
smiled,
His bark went down at midnight dark and
wild.
Chambers Journal
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
Foyg wonders whether or not in ii

Fogg wonders whether or not in the
next world they will speak of self
made angels, or of spirits who began
their heavenly Cor otherwise) existence
at the foot of the ladder and persist
emily worked. their way upward, OF of
cherubims who are nobodies because
their ancestors names are unknown
within the sacred precincts. or of
saints who wear their robes awkwardly.
though it is no more than what might
be expected, seeing that they never had
anything decent to wear while on
earth.-Bostoss zranscrfpt. .-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
How an African King Lost a wife.

In a new book on the Dark Conti-
nent appears this paragraph: Kan
kune. the Makanga King. was con-
stantly killing his wives. Two of
these executions were seen by Da
Costa. In the second case the King
led the victim to the Revuque River,
and with a rope secured her firmly to
the bank, there to remain till the
crocodiles should come. About ten
minutes afterward Da Costa saw one
of the brutes seize the poor woman,
who vainly struggled few moments
before the animal carried her off into
he river
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

jenkins. examining the pedigree
which Shobson has just had manu-
factured-''So this is your family tree,
is itP And what is that big gap in the
middlee" Snobson-''That, er-well,
err, oh, that is the food!-Ltfs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

A lawyer was talking before a Wis
consin Judge on the weakness of Ger.
tain presumptive evidence, when the
Judge interrupted him with "You
needn't talk any more about that. This
court is presumed to know something"
To this the lawyer murmured. "Only
another proof of the weakness OF all
pI assumptions"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

Chief-Justice Cole of Wisconsin
pretty clearly expressed the functions
of court when he said in reply to q
question of what he was busy at: 30,
guessing out cases. We have the last
guess"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

Gen. Bragg was once arguing case
before the Wisconsin Supreme Court
and was endeavoring to make certain
point in the case, when the Chief
Justice testify interrupted him by say
ing: 1T is useless to discuss that. On
that point this court has made up its
mind"
30, you reassure me, did not know
it had any," was the answer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

Said sharp attorney to rambling
witness: Now, you must give explicit
and exact answers. You said you drove
a milk wagon, did you not?"
No, sir, didn'tP"
Don't You drive milk wagona"
mo, sir"
"Aha! What do you do, sir?"
II drive hoss, sir"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

A Fond du Lac lawyer once set out to
argue a case before Judge Mclean and
was trying very hard to force convic-
ton on certain point, when the Judge
interrupted him impatiently with 81
have already made up my mind on that
point, and there's no use of your vast
ing time any longer. If you don't like
my decision you can take the case to
the court of errors"
Yes" said the attorney, ''but
there's where have it now"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14

light of Jurisprudence must be sum
shine. not moonshine."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
7. II, PHELPS
A w. REMAIN.
q. id. INGELL.

TTORNEY AT LAW and Notary
"a Public Once in over Mrs. Smiths Miili-
ery Store Mantua station. Ohio. b45-u.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
Electric Lights in Japan.

There has been visiting the city for o
few days Mr.. a.. M. Williams, who has
recently returned from the Asiatic em-
pires, where he went to introduce the
electric light, and he says that the readf-
ness with which the Orientals adopt these
improvements is quite astonishing. In
japan most OF the principal cities arc now
lighted by electricity, as ours are, and
many Of the finest houses are Illuminated
in the same way. A large plant has re-
Gently been placed in the palace Of the
uikado at Toxic, a very largo building, or
rather cluster Of buildings connected by
corridors and covering several acres. The
Chinese do not take hold Of these improve
ments as readily as tho Japs, but are be-
ginning to see their advantages. The
Coreans are ready to adopt all modern
ideas, particularly If they come from the
United, States. The palace Of the king OF
Corea has plant of 300 lights, and was
first Illuminated on the birthday of the
kings mother-in-law, on the goth OF Feb
ruary, with great ceremony. The palace
is at Seoul, and consists of series OF
long, low, wooden buildings, with
thatched roof. As no foreigner isallowed
to look upon tho features Of the king or
queen, the workmen took great risks
when they were putting in the apparatus,
for IL they had even by accident seen the
face Of the king they would have been put
to death, according to the custom Of the
country. They were carried into the pail
ace and through the corridors in palan-
quins, and trumpeters were sent ahead OF
them SO that the royal family might keep
out of their way.-Chicago Herald.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
Charley Ross Again.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May ga
report was circulated to-day that the long
missing Charley Ross had been returned
to his father. The Herald correspondent,
on investigating it, found that The rumor
started on a train coming to this city
this morning. Late this evening MIR.
Christian H. Ross said to the Herald re.
porter at his residence, near Walnut Lane
station, Germantown, that man claim
ing to know the whereabouts of his miss
ing son had called upon him that morning.
The stranger gave his name as Harrington
a keeper in the State Prison of Connecti.
cut, and assured Mr.. Ross that Charley
Ross is in that institution undergoing q
sentence of imprisonment. Mr.. Ross has
been so much distressed and tormented
with false reports during the last thirteen
years or tbereabouts that he did not place
much faith in the mans story. The visi.
tor seemed very much annoyed at not
having his story blieved.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
He Saw a Meteor Fall.

WELLsBURG, N. Y, May 26.-A
monstrous meteor fell on the farm OF
James Harney at Lowmanville last
night. AS the stone is buried quite deep
it is impossible to tell its exact dimen-
sions. Its descent occurred about II
o'clock at night, and was observed by
Robert Wells, q farmer, who had just
returned from Elmira. Wells vas star
tied by the brilliancy of the sky, as if
there was q prolonged flash of lightning.
Then there was loud Kissing sound and
he saw a huge ball of fire, which he
thought struck near his house, but it was
so dark after the stone fell that he aban.
doned the effort to fnd it.
This morning a mysterious pit forty
feet across and twenty feet deep was dis.
covered in q ten-acre field on Mr.. Har-
ney's farm mile away. The sides have
caved in, but an effort will be made to
find the meteor which, from all accounts,
is very large one. The Harneys say
the house was severely Jared during the
night, and think it must have been
caused by the meteor striking so near
them,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
A Wife's Retort.

Old Joe was quite old man, but
somewhat too fond OF the bottle. When
in his cups his ideas tended toward the.
illogical matters, which he always avoided
in his sober moments. 1t was Saturday
afternoon, and his good wife wanted some
wood for the oven, ss she had bread to
bake.
"Joe, I do wish you would go and split
some wood. Here it is nearly o'clock,
and the fire isn't made"
Joe went out to execute his commission,
and fearing his physical condition was
weak, marched to the neighboring tavern
to fortify himself therein. He returned
home utterly oblivious to all things save
his pet theories. Seating himself on the
chair, he said:
81 say (hic) Jane, do you (hic) think
(hic) the Lord (hic) means to burn us
all up in fire?"
His venerablespouse, being exceeding
ly irate, did not answer. Again he
repeated the question. Still an ominous
silence.
"Wife, do you think the Lord means
to burn us all up in fire ev'lastiDg"
"No," said the now thoroughly aroused
housewife; mo, you fool, not if he waits
for you to split the wood"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
Work as n Medicine.

You have nothing to do-how easily
you yield to indisposition.
You have an engagement, you have an
article to write, dress to make, u field
to till, harvest to gather, q horse to
groom, store to open, and occupation of
some sort or other whose call is pcremp-
tory and must be obeyed-what stiffener
of nerve and muscles al engagement is.
How infinitely less prone one is to yield to
an indisposition, q pain or IL suggestion
of idleness and case.
Work is the best medicine.
Exercise is its right hand man. Occu-
patton is what mankind needs, and just
SO soon as we retire from life we may be-
gin to prepare for death, for life is quick
imitator, and will retire from lis, acting
on the hint given, that VIC are weary of
the burden and wish to shake it.-Joe
HoWard's Letter,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
Getting Mad Over TrIfles.

It takes SO ittleto make man mad
Like a dog in q crowd, somebody treads
inadvertently upon his toes and he yelps
on general principles. He cannot locate
the aggressor, so he includes tho crowd, as
teachers do when they keep q whole class
in after school because Tommy Traddles
whispered. A man will endure great
physical pain, horrible mental anxiety,
bankruptcy, desertion and the brush Of
Deaths battle ak, but will howl like a
lunatic and swear like trooper over an
unruly collar button, or an innocent old
hen he is trying to chase through an open
barn door! A woman viii tot around all
day with twenty pound pug dog in her
arms, sit through a Bernhardt matinee
with q high hat In 'front.' Of her, walk ten
miles on shopping expedition and pre-
serve her amiability, but will whip her
child cruelty because it has spilled her
cologne or lost her thimble A man is
proud OF his muscle, and will stand DIP
and be buffeted by boxer and prmmeled
into human poultice by an antagonist
and call it sport, but If his baby boy runs
against him ard jogs his coffee cup, or q
passer by on the street jostles him, he is
mad enough to set Constantinople on fire.
Amber in Chicago Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09

- Richard Payne, of Floyd county,
will be liberated from the Georgia peni.
tentiary June 3Oth, BY which time he
will have served one year sentence.
Richard Payne is notable because of the
Spartan justice practiced by his father
last year. Payne was confined at Rising
Fawn furnace, but, after being there a
little while, managed to make his escape.
He returned to his home, whereupon his
father at once arrested him, carried him
back to the camp and delivered him to
the officers.
- There are considerably over sixty
thousand persons confined at the present
time in prisons in the United States.
This is nearly nine times the number of
prisoners in 1850, so that, even making
allowance for increase in population,
crime, or at any rate punishment for
crime, is much more general now than
then. The West compares very favorably
with the East in regard to the proportion
of prisoners to population, and Massachu-
setts seems the favorite horne of the
habitual criminal. In one county of that
State one inhabitant out Of every 27O is
in Jail.
= 4 man went into the country last
Sunday for walk. He carried his over
coat on hiA arm, but finding it burden.
sumIe, hung il ON u fence. Taking ii carr
from his pocket, he wrote, "Do not touch
this coat; infected with small pox." He
came back two hours later and found tho
card, upon which was written, underneath
bis warning, "Thanks for the coat; I've
had the smallpox" +
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09
Ext,nct Cratcrs in Now Mexico.

The reported volcanic eruption in
Arizona makes recent conversation with
ex-senator Dorsey, Of New Mexico, Of
timely interest. In talking about the
mountain ranges the senator said: "There
are evidences clear and distinct through
out New Mexico and Arizona of numerous
volcanic eruptions in the past. On the
plnteaus the signs are not SO distinct as
they are in tracing the formation down
the sides of the mountains. The plateaus
have become fertile and the evidences Of
volcanic eruptions have been destroyed,
but you can trace the lava as it flowed
down the mountain sides, and at the bot
tom, where it cooled and hes formed into
rock, the signs are very clear. There are
scores of these extinct craters within a
few miles Of my ranch, and they are
dotted all over the mountains in this sec
ton. New York Tribune.